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Kannada
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese mestre (see also ಮೇಸ್ತ್ರಿ (mēstri, “foreman”)); also a semantic loan of and possibly phonetically influenced by English master (see also ಮೇಷ್ಟರು (mēṣṭaru)).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು • (mēṣṭru)
- a master; a school teacher.
1969, H. R. Indirā, Lakṣmī kaṭākṣa:“ಭಯ ಬೀಳಬೇಡಮ್ಮಾ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದ ಮಂಕು ತಿಮ್ಮನ ಕಗ್ಗಾ ತುಂಬ ಹೊಗಳಿದರು.- “bhaya bīḷabēḍammā, namma mēṣṭru nānu hēḷida maṅku timmana kaggā tumba hogaḷidaru.
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Derived terms
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha